Task 1 · letter · 18 samples

your English-speaking friend has asked for your help with a college project he or she is doing about celebrating Nes Year in different countries. write a letter to your friend. in your letter write a letter to your friend.in your letter : 1 say how important new year is to people in your country . 2describe now new year is celebrated in your country . 3 explain what you like about New Year celebrations in your country.

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Ideas to explore

  • Explain why the festival matters: describe its importance as both a celebration and a cultural tradition.
  • Show how people celebrate through concrete customs, such as preparing traditional food, sharing it with family and visiting relatives.
  • Add a personal detail about what you enjoy most, such as the atmosphere, time with family or a particular traditional dish.

Suggested structure

  1. Greet your friend and respond to their request.
  2. Introduce the country and state the importance of the festival.
  3. Describe preparations and key celebration customs in a logical order.
  4. Explain what you personally like and why.
  5. Close by offering further help with the project.
Useful vocabulary & examples
auspicious time
A time regarded as especially favourable for an event or action.

At an auspicious time, families light the hearth and prepare kiribath.

traditional dish
A food associated with the customs and culture of a place or community.

Kiribath is a traditional dish that many families prepare for New Year.

festive atmosphere
A cheerful mood associated with a celebration.

I enjoy the festive atmosphere when relatives and neighbours celebrate together.

bring people together
To encourage people to meet, share time or feel connected.

Traditional games bring people together during the New Year celebrations.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

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Dear Alex, Thank you for reaching out and including me in your project about New Year celebrations around the world. I’m really happy to share how New Year is celebrated in my country, Sri Lanka. New Year is extremely important to us, not just as a celebration but as a cultural and traditional event. We celebrate it in April, when Sinhala and Tamil communities welcome the New Year. Many families prepare for the occas…

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Dear Jude, I hope it’s going well with your college project. Today I write to you about the importance of New Year in my country. For Egyptians, celebrating the New Year is not a modern practice. It’s more of a traditional festival than anything else. Ancient Egyptians had their own New Year celebrations, though based on the annual cycle of the Nile’s flooding, which marked the start of a new agricultural year. Toda…

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Dear James, I hope this letter finds you well. The New Year celebration is a very old tradition in my culture. People appreciate the nature rebirth with the arrival of spring and wish for a life filled of happiness ahead. The ceremony, which originated 3000 years ago, lasts for 13 days and on the last day, families traditionally spend time outdoors, often sharing a picnic in a park. New Year is one of the most import…

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